by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 21, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Lovely weather is approaching as we march through April, so this is the perfect time to talk about spring cleaning. Since I did bring up spring painting a few weeks ago. 🙂 A subject I don’t like to think about. I could shift to fall cleaning and forget this...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 14, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Or April … 🙂
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 6, 2026 | Author news, Blogs/Podcasts
My friend, Sarah Schwerin, just released her debut novel, The Willow Still Sings, and I absolutely loved everything about her book. Her writing is phenomenal, and the story resonated so much with my mother’s heart. I’m blown away by such depth and range of...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 3, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! I absolutely love to read. And though our blog is about books from off the beaten track, I read all genres. I mean, children’s, middle-grade, YA, and everything from romance to historical to fantasy to science fiction to...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 1, 2026 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Last fall, we started painting the ceiling and walls of our home. We’d finished all except our bedroom and bathroom when Thanksgiving rolled around. At that point, I gave up. The holidays were too hectic, so I decided to begin again in January. But then life....